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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1302314· MC504037· CARRIER· EIN 20-1893144
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SOUTHERN ARKANSAS CARRIERS LLC

7370 HIGHWAY 98, MAGNOLIA, AR, 71753(870) 695-3831southernarkansascarriers@gmail.comJIMMY JOHNSON
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Vehicle OOS
100%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
55
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 100% — well above the 22% national average

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC504037

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 08/31/2024
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.· policy GRT28241A
Authority history (5) ▾
09/15/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
10/10/2006COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/03/2006)
10/10/2006COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/02/2006)
10/11/2005COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/07/2005)
11/15/2004MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (02/14/2007)
Insurance history6 insurers on record
Filing timeline (8) ▾
  1. UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/31/2020 → 08/31/2024
  2. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/03/2006 → 02/22/2007
  3. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 11/03/2006 → 02/08/2007
  4. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 02/08/2007
  5. FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 11/03/2005 → 11/03/2006
  6. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/03/2005 → 11/03/2006
  7. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/03/2004 → 11/03/2005
  8. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 11/03/2004 → 11/03/2005

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle2 inspections · 100% OOS · National 22%
Driver2 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

2 inspections · 17 violations (7 OOS) · 60% of inspections had an OOS finding.

2
Inspections
17
Violations
7
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

15
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 3 states

  • TX3
  • LA1
  • AR1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 100% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

1
Inspections
7
Violations
1
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 71%Unsafe Driving 14%Other 14%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
5 violations · 1 OOS · 71% of recent
  • 393.9×3Inoperable Required Lamp
  • 393.9HInoperable head lamps
  • 396.3A1BLBrake system pressure loss · OOS
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
2Unsafe Driving
1 violation · 14% of recent
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
3Other
1 violation · 14% of recent
  • 396.3A1Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
393.9×3
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

5
Inspections
17
Violations
7
Out-of-service
84
CSA points
4
Crashes
3
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

6 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

3 truck 3 trailer
2028 KENWORTH T8 Seriesseen 3×
1XKDDR9X7WJ758368· K816726 AR
2003 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYFS24833A146621· PT219441 AR
2013 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co.seen 2×
13N15320XD1559345· CX1544 OK
2011 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJGLDR7BSAY5013· K803180 AR
2005 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co.
13N14830451529662· PT175638 AR
2006 FREIGHTLINER Coronado
1FUJCRCK86PV81429· K823962 AR

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
2
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
3
3 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2023
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi3 drivers
Company officer
JIMMY JOHNSON
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2004-11-08
Last MCS-150 update
2025-12-31
Census status
Active

Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 2 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 18 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

18
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
17
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: JIMMY & NORA JOHNSON (USDOT 707611, registered 1997) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 17
1
DENISE JOHNSON
USDOT 2368741Active· TOWNLEY, AL
Strong
Officer
2
DLP TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3315976Active· GOOSE CREEK, SC
Strong
Officer
3
GREASE-TEC
USDOT 2280587Active· CAIRO, GA
Strong
Officer
4
HIGHLAND PAVING INC
USDOT 839160Active· WEEKSBURY, KY
Strong
Officer
5
J JOHNSON GRADING & PAVING LLC
USDOT 1154602Active· CONWAY, SC
Strong
Officer
6
JAMES CHARLES JOHNSON
USDOT 1413961Active· OAKBORO, NC
Strong
Officer
7
JB DIRT INC
USDOT 3690565Active· GUNTER, TX
Strong
Officer
8
JIMMY & NORA JOHNSON
USDOT 707611Inactive· KENNETT, MO
Strong
Officer
9
JIMMY JOHNSON
USDOT 1150320Inactive· MEMPHIS, TN
Strong
Officer
10
JIMMY JOHNSON
USDOT 1750392Active· CARBON HILL, AL
Strong
Officer
11
JIMMY JOHNSON
USDOT 1096321Inactive· ATKINSON, NC
Strong
Officer
12
JIMMY JOHNSON
USDOT 2980548Active· EATONTON, GA
Strong
Officer
13
JIMMY JOHNSON INC
USDOT 3148168Inactive· MAGNOLIA, AR
Strong
OfficerMailingAddress
14
JIMMY JOHNSON LOGGING LLC
USDOT 4087546Active· TISHOMINGO, MS
Strong
Officer
15
JOHNSON OIL USA LLC
USDOT 1817629Inactive· CAIRO, GA
Strong
Officer
16
OIL TEC
USDOT 2315960Inactive· CAIRO, GA
Strong
Officer
17
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS CARRIERS LLC
USDOT 3482120Inactive· MAGNOLIA, AR
Strong
EmailPhoneAddress

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

14 events
  1. 12/31/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.2M mi reported (2023)

  2. 08/31/2024Insurance filed — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy GRT28241A

  3. 08/31/2024Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2528827

  4. 09/15/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  5. 02/22/2007Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 484839

  6. 02/08/2007Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON

    CARGO · policy R602950-MTC384

  7. 02/08/2007Insurance filed — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON

    CARGO

  8. 11/03/2006Insurance cancelled — FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.

    CARGO · policy 459193

  9. 11/03/2006Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 484517

  10. 10/10/2006COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/03/2006)

  11. 11/03/2005Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TN443571

  12. 10/11/2005COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/07/2005)

  13. 11/15/2004MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (02/14/2007)

  14. 11/08/2004Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-12-31
Reported mileage
219,978 mi (2023)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history

  1. May, 2021

    • Moved to MAGNOLIA, AR

  2. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — SOUTHERN ARKANSAS CARRIERS LLC, MAGNOLIA , AR

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 29, 2026, 7:45 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.